Expressing displeasure over apathy of teachers towards teaching and performing other academic tasks, District Collector Ashok Agrawal on Monday directed officials to take stern action against them.
Agrawal asked the teachers to be present in the school on time at 9 am and teach the students as per the schedule till the classes get over at 3 pm. The Collector also issued directives to lift the standard of education while addressing a gathering of the block education officials and the campus coordinators at the district Panchayat auditorium here.
He urged the teachers to maintain cleanliness in the classrooms and campus with the help of students to mark the ongoing ‘Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan’. The Collector directed the campus coordinators for completion of toilets construction work in the schools soon. Agrawal directed the officials concerned to launch a cleanliness drive in schools from October 15 to 19, this year.
The Collector learnt about the progress of different works and activities being held in the area. The block education officers of Mohala, Manpur, Chowki, Dongargarh, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon, Chuikhadan, Khairagarh and Churiya block informed him of taking out rallies and organising oath taking ceremony for maintaining cleanliness in their surroundings.
On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zila Panchayat Dr Priyanka Shukla instructed the gathering to organise ‘Handwash Programme’ in their respective schools at 12 noon on October 15 to mark Global Handwash Day. Directives to ensure maximum participation were given. She asked the officials concerned to make available information regarding students, who left schools after Class XII. The senior officials also issued directives to ensure quality education in the school, inculcate the habit of cleanliness among students and to lift education’s standard.